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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 05/06/2008 : 22:45:18
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Is it worth it to ask for Eisenhower dollars when going to the banks for other coins? I have gotten about 100 or so and haven't done anything with them.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2008 : 23:13:15
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| Yes.. it is worth it. Don't ask for Ikes though.. just ask for Big Dollars. A buddy of mine got a few rolls of Morgan and Peace dollars that way. I alway ask for them. I sell the Ikes off for $122 per hundred. |
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nckt
Penny Collector Member
USA
304 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2008 : 23:21:09
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| I'm going to start doing that. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2008 : 06:35:51
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I always ask for them. You never know....
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Know Common Cents
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 05/09/2008 : 18:36:46
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| I take a couple of them as samples to show the bank tellers. Always helps to have a visual "helper" for those who are always inclined to forget. |
Here in Wisconsin, we have some of the highest property and gasoline taxes in the US. We're squeezed so much, I have to make my daughter wear penny boxes for shoes. At least she has an endless supply. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2008 : 21:14:08
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| Goodpoint on the visual hepler. I already carry a mint stat wheat with me. |
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eharrison
Penny Pincher Member
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2008 : 22:58:22
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I asked my main "other than pennies" bank and the teller, who is really nice said "silver dollars??" I corrected "well....big dollar coins."
She repeated "Yeah those silver things, we only have what customers bring in" I looked at the vault manager and said "So you wouldn't be able to see if any large dollars were available from brinks?" she said "we can only get coins that are newer"
I just dropped it. |
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 05/10/2008 : 00:54:19
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| I was actually told by one of the girls that used to work at the bank that she thought they could order Ikes from the main downtown branch.That would be sweeeeeet |
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TenBears
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1021 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 09:00:23
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| My banks never have any. Most of the young tellers don't even know what I am asking for. I have bought some from HoardCopper in the past. He is good, trustworthy dealer and easy to work with. Buy from him if you can't find any Ikes at your local bank and want some. |
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greencopper
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 05/10/2008 : 09:37:51
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| When you are getting the Ike's are you looking for particular years or just collecting the Ike's or hoping to get some peace dollars? |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 10:49:42
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All of the above! They also sell for a small premium as long as they are not beat up. 
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greencopper
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 05/10/2008 : 11:20:48
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Hoard, Thanks for answering. I talked to the manager at my bank the other day and she said she can order me boxes of Ike's if I would like. I didn't do it because I figured all that was worth looking for was sliver Ike's and I figured they would be very hard to come by.
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 05/10/2008 : 14:52:38
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
Yes.. it is worth it. Don't ask for Ikes though.. just ask for Big Dollars. A buddy of mine got a few rolls of Morgan and Peace dollars that way. I alway ask for them. I sell the Ikes off for $122 per hundred.
Do you sell them on ebay? |
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fiatboy
Administrator
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Posted - 05/10/2008 : 19:42:54
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I found a few Ikes last week. I usually save them till I have about a thousand or so, and then sell them for a small profit---usually about $1.07 to $1.10 apiece. Some dealers aren't interested in Ikes, though.
The main reason I ask---and ask for the "Big Dollars"---is the hopes of finding a Peace of Morgan. Hasn't happened yet, but I know a few people who've got lucky!
My girlfriend really likes the Ike dollars, and she still asks for "Eisenhower dollars" instead of "Big Dollars." Anyway, last time we were out coin hunting, when she asked for them, the teller started going through the presidential golden dollars one by one, looking for Eisenhower. I couldn't help but chuckle a little. "Adams...Adams...Jefferson...Madison...Adams....Nope, no Eisenhower." |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 20:51:35
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| I've found one bank that usually has a few Ikes, and some rolls of Halves. I usually save up a few then buy some silver with them. So far I've only found one 1964 Kennedy in the wild. Keep hoping for a Peace or Morgan though. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 22:52:07
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Originally posted by fiatboy
I found a few Ikes last week. I usually save them till I have about a thousand or so, and then sell them for a small profit---usually about $1.07 to $1.10 apiece. Some dealers aren't interested in Ikes, though.
The main reason I ask---and ask for the "Big Dollars"---is the hopes of finding a Peace of Morgan. Hasn't happened yet, but I know a few people who've got lucky!
My girlfriend really likes the Ike dollars, and she still asks for "Eisenhower dollars" instead of "Big Dollars." Anyway, last time we were out coin hunting, when she asked for them, the teller started going through the presidential golden dollars one by one, looking for Eisenhower. I couldn't help but chuckle a little. "Adams...Adams...Jefferson...Madison...Adams....Nope, no Eisenhower."
Yep. That's what I say as well.
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 23:08:49
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greencopper.. the silvers are hard to find but their are some die varieties that are worth way more than silver and most folks don't know to look for.
TXTim.. Yep, I sell em on eBay and also direct. After paying eBay fees the net isn't much. but as MM says.. "more than I had before" So it helps fund the penny hoard a little. |
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Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 05/10/2008 23:09:37 |
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greencopper
Penny Sorter Member
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2008 : 14:56:48
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| Hoard, are the die varieties easier to find than the silver ones? |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2008 : 15:31:37
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| Yes, because not as many folks are looking for them and they are a lot harder to see. You still won't find very many of them though. A buddy of mine looks at a few hundred every month and only finds an occasional keeper. |
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